Author: Marie Gionet
TROCAO Director General Daniel Cayley-Daoust talks about this year’s provincial budget. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Daniel Cayly-Daoust – budget
With Bill 96, the CAQ government’s overhaul of Quebec’s language laws being studied in the National Assembly, CHIP 101.9 spoke with Pontiac Liberal MNA André Fortin about the issue and what he made of some of the recent amendments to the mammoth 200+ article document. Fortin said that the CAQ has been introducing amendments that […]
Pontiac MNA André Fortin talks about the ongoing discussions around Bill 96 as well as the recently tabled provincial budget. CHIP101.9 · Interview – André Fortin – Bill 96 and budget
Pontiac MNA André Fortin spoke with CHIP 101.9 about some of the highlights (and lowlights) of this year’s provincial budget, which was tabled earlier this week. One of the most discussed aspects of the document was the government giving $500 cheques to every Quebecer making less than $100,000 per year, which he said was obvious […]
Our Ancestors and How They Shaped the Land is a podcast that talks about some of the key figures that helped develop the Outaouais into the prosperous region that it has become. Created in collaboration between the Regional Association of West Quebecers (RAWQ) and the Pontiac Community Radio Station (CHIP 101.9), the following podcast is […]
The Municipality of Pontiac put out a statement on their Facebook page indicating that several of their Town Hall employees had tested positive for COVID. “We wish to inform you that several employees at the Town Hall of the Municipality of Pontiac have contracted the Covid virus,” the March 23 statement reads. “As a result, […]
With the Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac annual general meeting approaching on Monday (March 28), CHIP 101.9 spoke with Director General Stéphane Labine about their past year. Labine explained that at the AGM, which will take place virtually at 6:30 p.m., members would be looking over the year’s results as well as voting on […]
Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac Director General Stéphane Labine talks about their past year and their upcoming AGM. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Stéphane Labine – Caisse AGM
Following the announcement of a one day strike for unionized government employees (SAAQ) on March 30, MRC Pontiac has issued a press release announcing that it may cause some service disruptions at the Campbell’s Bay service centre. “The office will remain open, but it is possible for certain transactions, that we will have to reschedule […]
The Downtown Life Committee of Rapides-des-Joachims has a whole host of community events planned for the coming months. Committee member Lucie Rivet Paquette explained that they have three events coming up in April, starting with a free movie night for children on April 1 at 7 p.m. They will be showing the family comedy Clifford […]
